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1、John F. Kennedys Inaugural AddressPersonage Introduction Born:May29,1917,inBrookline,MassachusettsDied:November22,1963,inDallas,TexasNickname:JFKMarried:JacquelineLeeBouvier(1929-1994),onSeptember12,1953Religion:RomanCatholicEducation:HarvardCollegePolitical Party:DemocratInaugural processJanuary2,1
2、960,Saturday,Kennedyformallyannouncedto300supportersintheSenateChambertorunforpresident.KennedysCatholicidentityhasbeenquestioned.Onthisissue,Kennedymadeaclearanswer:IamnottheCatholiccandidateforpresident,IamtheDemocraticPartyscandidate,butjustwasaCatholicinpublicaffairsonbehalfofmysectIdonot-itdoes
3、notmeansectarian.I.KennedywastheyoungestpresidentinAmericanhistory.ElectionsheldonNovember8,1960,theJohnF.KennedydefeatedNixoninanarrowlygap.Inatotalof68,837,000votes,Kennedysadvantageisextremelyweak,only118,574votes.The main reason for the kennedy victory:1.Theelection-yeareconomiccontractionappear
4、s.2.ThepeopleoftheUnitedStatesworriedaboutlosingtheabilitytodealwiththeSovietthreat.3.KennedyscharismaandNixonpoorperformanceinatelevisiondebate.4.Blackvoterssupport.Historical backgroundThe European backdropThe Soviet union backdropAmerican backdropAfricanbackdropAmerican backdropInthe1950s,theUnit
5、edStatesusethewayofpeacefulevolution,tryingtoreleasethecontrolofEasternEuropefromtheSovietUnion;withmassiveretaliationstrategyonthemilitary,signedaseriesofmilitarytreatiesinEastAsia.Thecontradictionbetweentherichandthepoor,thesocialgapbetweentherichandthepoorishuge,thecivilrightsmovementisrising,the
6、blackmovementafteranother,peoplearenotsatisfiedwiththegovernment.InordertoexpanditsinfluenceandagainsttheSovietunion,theUnitedStatestohelprestoretheeconomyinWesterneurope.The Soviet union backdropThelate1950s，Khrushchevtakepositivedominatepolicy,atthestruggleforhegemonybetweenAmericaandtheSovietUnio
7、n,theusatadisadvantagepositon。WithmajorchangesinforeignpolicysinceKhrushchevruling.EasternEuropeancountriesgetridofSovietruleandcontrolsignificantlyenhanced,formerUnitedsocialistcampnolongerexists.The European backdropFrance,ItalyandtheFederalRepublicofGermanyandseveralothercountries,inthe1950sestab
8、lishedtheEuropeanCommonMarket,hasbecometheEuropeanUnion,whichmakestheEuropeanUnionbecametheworldshighestlevelofeconomicintegrationofaregionaleconomicbloc.African backdropSomeAfricancountrieshavecarriedoutthenonalignedmovement,inordertosafeguardtheirowninterestsintheinternationalcommunity,thecombinat
9、ionofAfricancountries,tofurtherexpandtheworldpeaceforces,butalsotosomeextentsuppressedtheu.s.ConclusionAftertheendoftheSecondWorldWarsoon,thepeopleoftheworldhatethewar,theeconomyisinrecoverystage,peopleareafraidofwarbrokeoutagain,thehegemonyoftheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUniontomakeanewworldwarimminen
10、t,theinternationalsituationisverytense.TheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnioninthecoldwar,dividetheirsphereofinfluenceintheworld,tocarryoutanarmsrace.However,theUnitedStatesandtheSovietforcesarequite,noonewoulddaretowagewar.ChinaandtheSovietUnionsignedtheSino-SovietTreatyofFriendship,AllianceandMutualAssistancetotakeone-sidedpolicyinforeignpolicy,firmlystandingonthesocialistcamp.Whatsmore,thecombinationofEuropeancountriesandtherapiddevelopmentofeconomy,createconstantpressuretotheUnitedstatesandtheSovietunion.The end
